Friday, October 7th, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Editor's note: Listen to this column online.
Where did governments – at every level – get the idea that they are supposed to manage the affairs of their more…

Friday, September 30th, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Editor's note: Listen to this column online.
Local governments have two fundamental responsibilities: 1) protect the rights of the citizens; and 2) provide the services the citizens authorize. more…

Friday, September 23rd, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Editor's note: Listen to this column online.
The political dilemma is not that surprising. Politicians can be expected to give special favors to their major contributors. Rarely are more…

Friday, September 16th, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Editor's note: Listen to this column online.
Constitution Day is Sept. 17, the day many citizens celebrate the foundation upon which all American law is supposed to rest. more…

Friday, September 9th, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Editor's note: Listen to this column online.
The hope that it was just a tragic accident evaporated when the second airplane flew into the second tower that Tuesday more…

Friday, September 2nd, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Editor's note: Listen to this column online.
Is your child's school planning a special celebration of the U.S. Constitution? It should. Federal law requires every school that receives more…

Friday, August 26th, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Edward Mandel House wrote a terrible novel titled "Philip Dru: Administrator." The book is a vision of how House believed government should operate. As Woodrow Wilson's "alter-ego," he more…

Friday, August 12th, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- Editor's note: Listen to this column online.
Al Gore was beside himself when the Senate failed to ratify the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1994. Gore had spent more…

Friday, August 5th, 2011 by Henry Lamb -- The impasse in Washington witnessed by the world in recent weeks is a good thing. The philosophical differences between the two political parties have prevented either party from more…